Krucemburk

History

The first written mention of Krucemburk is from 1241. The village was promoted to a market town in 1385. The village of Staré Ransko was founded in 1355. Hluboká was probably founded at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, but the first written mention is from 1548.

Geography

Krucemburk is located about northeast of Havlíčkův Brod and northeast of Jihlava. It lies on the border between the Upper Sázava Hills and Iron Mountains. The highest point is at above sea level. The Doubrava River flows through Hluboká and Staré Ransko. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds, the largest of which is Řeka. The entire territory of Krucemburk lies within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,087
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,973
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,868
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,624
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,418
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,268
• Eurasian Bullfinch

  Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,212
• European Greenfinch

  Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,106

Most recent

• M 3 — 2006-03-21
  1 km NNW of Bystré, Czechia
• M 3.4 — 2005-10-25
  0 km N of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.9 — 2005-08-10
  2 km WSW of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia